{"id":731,"date":"2018-06-05T16:54:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T23:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=66649"},"modified":"2018-06-05T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T23:54:23","slug":"cherry-hill-skate-challenge-shut-down-by-long-beach-police-but-not-before-crowning-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/cherry-hill-skate-challenge-shut-down-by-long-beach-police-but-not-before-crowning-a-winner","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Hill Skate Challenge Shut Down by Long Beach Police, But Not Before Crowning a Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Screenshot from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thrashermagazine.com\/articles\/videos\/cherry-hill-death-or-glory-challenge\/\">Thrasher Magazine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A raucous bunch of skateboarders repeatedly bombed Cherry Hill last week\u2014the Junipero Avenue road that connects Ocean Boulevard to the parking lot below Bluff Park\u2014as part of the first \u201cCherry Hill Glory Challenge\u201d put on by Cherry skatepark regulars\u00a0 and locals alike last Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zMYnSxOBCu\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/parks\/in-pictures-pro-skate-geoff-rowley-unveils-revamped-cherry-park-skate-plaza-4\">IN PICTURES: Pro Skater Geoff Rowley Unveils Revamped Cherry Park Skate Plaza<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;IN PICTURES: Pro Skater Geoff Rowley Unveils Revamped Cherry Park Skate Plaza&#8221; &#8212; Long Beach Post News\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/parks\/in-pictures-pro-skate-geoff-rowley-unveils-revamped-cherry-park-skate-plaza-4\/embed\/#?secret=of1YjF8vMu#?secret=zMYnSxOBCu\" data-secret=\"zMYnSxOBCu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to Thrasher Magazine the rampage down the Junipero Avenue hill was an homage to San Francisco\u2019s Death Race and Dime\u2019s Glory Challenge, a Montreal-based series of skate challenges \u201cthat seem like they\u2019re pulled out of a 14-year-old\u2019s sketch book,\u201d according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jenkemmag.com\/home\/2017\/09\/13\/first-journey-dime-glory-challenge\/\">recap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ThrasherVideo\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thrashermagazine.com\/Embed.php?jwId=OZVVUfii&amp;Remote=1&amp;Width=610\" width=\"100%\" height=\"295\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eventually the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) broke up what they deemed the \u201cfree item giveaway\u201d, saying the group\u2014composed of maybe 100 or so spectators and participants\u2014 dispersed without further incident with no citations issued or arrests made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral announcements were made to the group to clear the street; however, they failed to do so,\u201d said LBPD spokeswoman Nancy Pratt. \u201cA supervisor ultimately made contact with the event organizer who agreed to cease the free item giveaway and advised the group to leave the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to assume that the \u201cfree item\u201d was a reference to the $10,000 cardboard I.O.U. (in the form of a check) given to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/borklife\/\">Julian Heller<\/a> for probably skating really fast downhill. Peep the memo line in the Thrasher video, \u201cThis check is only valad if you sk8 fast\u2026\u201d [<em>sic<\/em>, and also sick.]<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjZ_UWhlbpy\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjZ_UWhlbpy\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yesterday was insane surprised nobody got arrested!! Cops tried to shut it down but there was too many of us!&#x1f602;this cop who was blocking the passageway wasn\u2019t feelin it, when I jumped off my board, he kicked it and said \u201ccome on man\u201d #phathouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/borklife\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Julian Heller<\/a> (@borklife) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-05-30T15:13:42+00:00\">May 30, 2018 at 8:13am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It seemed like the locals who accepted the Glory Challenge had more in mind than just speed, as one participant tumbled down Junipero on a rocking horse strapped to a skateboard and others caught ample air flying off the tailend of artist Steve Harrington\u2019s snake-inspired skate ramp, originally designed for last year\u2019s Dew Tour and then moved to Silverado Skatepark.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iG6apNoBDr\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/dew-tour-sculpture-garden-and-lightwave-technology-encompass-the-art-of-skateboarding\">UPDATE: Dew Tour Skateable Sculptures Moved to Silverado Skatepark<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;UPDATE: Dew Tour Skateable Sculptures Moved to Silverado Skatepark&#8221; &#8212; the Hi-lo\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/dew-tour-sculpture-garden-and-lightwave-technology-encompass-the-art-of-skateboarding\/embed\/#?secret=NBuoQwB6Y7#?secret=iG6apNoBDr\" data-secret=\"iG6apNoBDr\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More skateboarders attempted to kickflip or ollie the entire way down, simply ride the whole thing without speed wobbling or falling, with a number of LBPD officers and their vehicles apparently viewed as mere obstacles on the course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A raucous bunch of skateboarders repeatedly bombed Cherry Hill last week as part of the first \u201cCherry Hill Glory Challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":66246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[256],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","tag-skateboarding","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=731"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}